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☆ Leaked Microsoft org chart shows the 12 people running its big future bets, from quantum computing to government cloud services
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Microsoft last year created an division for the company's big bets, from quantum to government IT. An internal org chart viewed by Insider shows the 12 people in charge of these emerging businesses. The org chart was part of a presentation about the team's first growth strategy. An internal Microsoft org chart shows the 12 people in charge of Microsoft's emerging technologies and businesses. Also included in the org chart are legal, finance, marketing, and human resources executives an internal presentation lists as SMT "business partners."

☆ Microsoft's MIT blackjack whiz who was accused of treating women unfairly is leaving, according to a leaked internal memo
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-29 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Microsoft for Startups boss Jeff Ma, an MIT-trained blackjack whiz accused of treating women unfairly at work, is leaving the company, according to an internal email viewed by Insider. Charlotte Yarkoni, Microsoft's cloud and artificial-intelligence chief operating officer, announced the change internally on Friday, saying Ma is "leaving Microsoft to pursue his next adventure." "Jeff's expertise and impact on Microsoft for Startups has been notable," Yarkoni wrote in the email. While there's no indication Ma's departure is related to the allegations, Ma is the latest executive accused of mistreating employees to leave Microsoft in recent months. Current and former Microsoft employees alleged Kipman repeatedly got away with inappropriate behavior toward women employees, including unwanted touching.

☆ Tim Cook gives clearest hint yet that Apple's building a headset
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-22 | by ( Todd Haselton | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Apple CEO Tim Cook poses for a portrait next to a line of new MacBook Airs as he enters the Steve Jobs Theater during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) at the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California on June 6, 2022 . Apple CEO Tim Cook recently gave the closest thing to a confirmation that Apple's building a headset. Cook was asked in a recent interview with China Daily USA what he thinks the key factors are for augmented reality, or AR, to succeed in the consumer market. AR or "mixed reality" describes technology that superimposes computer-generated images over views of the real world, contrasted with virtual reality, or VR, which completely immerses the viewer in a computer-generated world. It's one of the clearest examples yet of Cook acknowledging that Apple has something bigger in the works.

☆ Snap анонсировала свои первые умные очки с поддержкой дополненной реальности
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-22 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +2 min

Американская компания Snap Inc., известная главным образом благодаря мессенджеру Snapchat, представила четвертое поколение своих солнцезащитных очков Spectacles. Первые два поколения умных очков компании, вышедшие в 2016 и 2018 годах, выглядели как солнцезащитные очки и имели камеру в углу оправы. Очки Snap четвёртого поколения были созданы секретным аппаратным подразделением Snap Lab, которое также занимается разработкой дрона с камерой. Это ещё раз подтверждает то, что устройство не рассчитано на потребительский рынок, а предназначено для разработчиков, создающих эффекты дополненной реальности для Snapchat с помощью приложения Lens Studio. На мероприятии компании также был анонсирован целый ряд новых функций электронной коммерции с дополненной реальностью и новые инструменты для участников социальных сетей.

Persons: Hololens Organizations: Inc, Microsoft, Lens

☆ Microsoft încheie un contract de circa 22 de miliarde de dolari cu armata americană
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-02 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: ShutterstockMicrosoft încheie un contract de circa 22 de miliarde de dolari cu armata americanăGigantul tehnologic american Microsoft urmează să vândă căști de realitate augmentată armatei SUA, într-o afacere în valoare de până la 21,9 miliarde de dolari, pe parcursul a 10 ani, relatează BBC. HoloLens, folosit la scară largăHoloLens este disponibil comercial pentru 3.500 dolari, iar Microsoft îl vinde în primul rând companiilor, care adesea îl împerechează cu aplicații software personalizate. Firmele de arhitectură, spitalele, universitățile, producătorii de mașini și agenția spațială americană NASA se numără printre utilizatorii tehnologiei. În ultimii doi ani, Microsoft a lucrat cu armata SUA la faza de prototip a ceea ce se numește Sistemul Integrat de Augmentare Vizuală (IVAS), care este o versiune de nivel militar a HoloLens. Compania a spus că armata a trecut la faza de producție a proiectului.

Organizations: Microsoft, BBC, NASA Locations: SUA

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